05-30-2012, 04:55 PM
They are now being charged with murder
The parents of six children who died in a house fire in Derby has been charged with their murder, police confirmed tonight.
Michael Philpott, 55, and his wife Mairead, 31, will appear in court tomorrow morning accused of killing the children, who died after a blaze at a house in Victory Road, Allenton, Derby, on May 11.
Five of the children - four boys and a girl - died on the day of the fire. Their 13-year-old brother died the following day.
The charges were confirmed tonight by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).
A spokesman said: 'The evidence was reviewed by a Crown Advocate from the CPS East Midlands Complex Casework Unit, who decided that there was sufficient evidence to charge and that it is in the public interest for a prosecution to take place.
'It is important to note that the defendants are entitled to a fair trial and nothing should be said or reported that would prejudice that right.'
The charges follow a recent appeal for information by Derbyshire Police.
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The parents of six children who died in a house fire in Derby has been charged with their murder, police confirmed tonight.
Michael Philpott, 55, and his wife Mairead, 31, will appear in court tomorrow morning accused of killing the children, who died after a blaze at a house in Victory Road, Allenton, Derby, on May 11.
Five of the children - four boys and a girl - died on the day of the fire. Their 13-year-old brother died the following day.
The charges were confirmed tonight by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).
A spokesman said: 'The evidence was reviewed by a Crown Advocate from the CPS East Midlands Complex Casework Unit, who decided that there was sufficient evidence to charge and that it is in the public interest for a prosecution to take place.
'It is important to note that the defendants are entitled to a fair trial and nothing should be said or reported that would prejudice that right.'
The charges follow a recent appeal for information by Derbyshire Police.
Well-wishers have left hundreds of cards, flowers, teddy bears and candles after a candlelit vigilRead more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...z1wOAXCNyQ
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